His Second Bride:Illegitimate

Chapter 19:Was she dead?

Chapter 19: Was she dead?

POV Ivory Costello

Sex slaves. I placed a palm over her mouth leaning against the bushes, the news she just discovered frightened her. I knew the world of a Mafia is no joke, in fact I was the living proof of how messed out the Mafia's are. A normal originate human being would not have sister after sister to wed, definitely not have a brothel to keep innocent women to be traded.

"Finish her.” His words only terrified me more, as several the footsteps of the horses shoes can be heard descending I walked out of the bushes and my eyes went towards the forest in front of me.

I ran. I had no idea of where my legs were taking me was the right way towards the scream of the women, I followed my instinct and carried on.

"Let's go. DALLAS, move.” I heard the voice of Nathaniel, I snapped my attention towards the left and I could see a bit of brown hair poking out from the tree.

I rushed behind a tree,

"Did you hear that?” Slamming my palm on my mouth preventing a sound to escape, getting caught would only cause trouble I had sneaked out.

"It's no one, let’s get out before anyone sees us.” Another, unfamiliar voice spoke I did not dare to look if they had gone just focused on my hearing at the crunching dead leaves became silence.

"Huh!"I heard a gasp, my ears perked up and I tilted my head making sure I was alone.

'Cough, cough' was what I heard, no having the courage to approach the woman. The man who I had been wedded to want those men to kill her.

Standing up, I followed towards the large and wide tree. On the ground laid two things a remote which had a red button and a asthma pump, I froze when my eyes settled on a women in nothing but a red and black lingerie.

"H-Help.” The women gasped for air, her left blooded hand was extended into the air as if reaching out of me, whereas the right was around her neck gasping for air.

Looking down at the blue inhaler, I grabbed it rushing towards the girl who looked way younger than me. Crouching down to the ground, I brought the inhaler into her parted lips and allowed the oxygen to travel inside of her.

She closed her eyes as if her breathing was calming down, standing up I looked around but snapped my eyes back to her as her eyes widened and she began choking on her own breath. She reached for the remote, before pressing the red button and loud ear-piercing noise blared into the forest.

"It's coming from there.” My eyes widened, I could hear multiple footsteps approaching I turned towards the direction the guards had left before and ran as fast as I could.

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Breathless, I entered the castle. My eyes travelled making sure King Ezra was nowhere to be seen, I rushed inside towards the kitchen.

"Iyla. “His voice froze me as I entered the kitchen, frozen in tracks I looked in front of me watching his hold a mug in between his palms.

"Yes.” I answered, trying to make my voice sound as neutral as possible.

"Red dress really suits you, you look beautiful. “Bewildered by his sudden words, I watched as he stood up and walk past me but freeze and turned to look at me.

"Where did you get mud on your shoes from?” My shoulders stiffened at his question, ‘Play it cool' I repeated in my head I looked down at my shoes and the mud had been stuck from running.

"Garden, The garden.” I spoke quickly, his eyes narrowed but he did not put too much thoughts as he nodded and walked away leaving me in my thoughts and frights.

My thirst had disappeared, I followed my gaze towards the kitchen entrance where King Ezra had just left.

"Ivory.” I snapped out of my thoughts too Elijah who stood leaning against the wall, my jaws tightened as remembered him standing doing nothing except staring.

"I do not want to talk.” I spoke, I walked towards the enlarged grey steel, fridge grabbing a bottle of water I turned to leave only to bump into his chest.

"I'm sorry-"I raised my palms stopping him from saying another word,

"I am seriously tired of your sorry, Elijah. Friendship is to stand together, but you just misuse that phrase we should not talk. “I spoke walking away, he was frozen from my outburst but him staying mute and the incident in the forest had made me startled.

"Soon to be queen Iyla got punished.” That phrase froze me, snapping my attention towards the maids which were gossiping towards each other.

"I heard it was because of the second wife.” The second maid spoke, they both were in a heated conversation not realising I had been standing here.

"The Illegitimate Bride is a seducer, keep away your man." The first maid spoke, I frowned at that I was no a man stealer. How could I be?

A virgin being a man stealer.

I had never thought of King Ezra in such way, but these rumours had probably spread quickly around the castle.

Frowning I walked away, tears threatening to fall.

"So, you have wooed your way into my son’s chamber. Warming his bed like a mistress.” The voice off previous queen Kanye spoke with a disgusted look, I shivered lowering my gaze.

"No-"The clap echoed into the hallway, I gasped holding on to my cheeks and the stinging pain of her palms connecting to my cheeks hurt.

"Do not talk back, you’re a mistress, a mistake which I will get rid of. “I gasped looking up at her, she walked past me without another word, walking towards the chamber of Iyla.

I stood frozen and over thought of what had happened, today all day it was filled with drama. But the slap was less of my concern it was the girl in the forest, Was she dead?